GEORGE TOWN: Police have arrested two men over the murders of a woman and her daughter here.
Penang police chief Datuk Azizee Ismail said the suspects, a local and a foreign national, both in their 40s, were detained separately on Monday (Oct 20).
"The suspects have been remanded for seven days until Oct 26, he said.
Azizee also said a weapon was found at the back of the victims' house.
"Police have found a weapon believed to have been used in the incident.
"However, the investigation is still ongoing and I cannot comment on the type or condition of the weapon," he told Sinar Harian.
On Saturday (Oct 18), a 51-year-old kuih seller and her 11-year-old daughter were found dead.
Their bodies were discovered by the woman's husband at about 7.30pm at their rented house in Kampung Sekolah in Juru here.
Police obtained a remand order for the 57-year-old husband for a week until Oct 25.
